Keith Appleby

Keith has lived and worked in Cornwall for 40 years before relocating to South Oxfordshire.Most of his working life has been spent teaching Art & Design and Photography and producing 2 dimensional work, mostly prints and photographs.Over recent years he has become more and more fascinated with the production of sculptural forms developed through wood turning. He is particularly fascinated with using the natural textures and shapes of the wood to develop the pieces that he produces.He likes to develop his work by responding to the shapes and patterns that emerge during the process of turning the wood. Some of his more complex pieces do require some form of planning although he often exploits unexpected breaks or holes in the wood as the work develops.Although he loves the natural textures and patterns that emerge from the wood he also likes to combine more formal elements using brass rod or tube and increasingly has also carved and worked into the wood with a variety of tools. The warmer colour of the brass compliments some of the rich tones that are found in a variety of woods, adding another, more formal, dimension to the work.